Process Mechanic - Welder

Boeing • Saint Louis, MO

328d • $23 - $28

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) is seeking a Process Mechanic - Welder to support the Advanced Composites Center (ACC) in Hazelwood, MO! The Aerospace Composites Center has state-of-the-art enabled capabilities and operates to support Boeing's Fighter Programs. We are committed to providing our team equal opportunity for growth in a stable work environment. We encourage every teammate to feel empowered to bring their best through creativity, innovation, and diversity, as this drives a positive culture through transparency, safety, quality, and respect. Above all, employees will be provided the opportunity to seek, speak, and listen within the organization.

Requirements

• 3+ years of welding experience
• 3+ years of experience in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
• 3+ years of experience in general sheet metal fabrication
• 3+ years of experience in Sheet Metal Forming

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of experience operating an automated welding machine that welds a variety of metals
• Have a Welding Certificate

Responsibilities

• Improvise guide blocks and holding devices as required.
• Assist in tool tryout.
• Make up production aids such as fillers, shims and pads.
• Scribe reference lines, bend lines and points on parts; setup; fabricate, stress relieve; hot form; hand form to specified tolerances.
• Perform reverse and compound contours such as hat assemblies, webs, spars or where corrective forming affects other dimensions.
• Tap, ream, grind, assemble, fit, setup and alignment of parts in jigs or fixtures preparatory to welding.
• Fabricate details for welding where no tooling is available.
• Work on parts to establish procedures and record data for future runs.
• Use heating facilities (i.e. furnaces) for lineup.
• Align parts after welding and/or heat treat where distortion is severe.
• Cut, drill, burr, file, trim, layout and paint lettering, pictures and background on items such as signs and equipment.
• Fabricate stencils and apply gold leaf and decalcomanias.
• Layout and apply stripes on first run aircraft to establish production methods and procedures.
• Electronic data input or retrieval as required.
• Setup and operate all power assisted and power operated benders, Vector Bender consoles and Vail Swaging Machine.
• Layout and mark finish trim on tubing.
• Square, burr, identify, mask, cap, preserve, apply color codes, cut, bend, route and install to determine size and shape of tubing, cables and hose.
• Cut, bend, flare and bead tubing; cut and swage cable; cut and assemble hose fitting; test cable, hose and tubing.
• Develop and prove bend and rotation data.
• Develop cable and hose data cards.
• Expand and reduce tube sizes as required.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, equipment and measuring instruments.
• Layout to apply and apply finish coats on exterior surface of completed aircraft and major assemblies.
• Polish completed aircraft and major assemblies.
• Application of primary Radar Cross Section (RCS) nonstructural parasitic treatments to aircraft inner mold line (IML) and outer mold line (OML) surfaces.
• Conduct secondary RCS processes including fairing of OML surfaces with sealant and fairing compounds.
• Fabrication of RCS treatments by fabricating patches from cured sheet goods.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
• Health insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plans
• Life and disability insurance programs
• Programs for both paid and unpaid time away from work

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing